July 10, 2008 at 8:18 pm
#627185
Anonymous
Inactive
I can’t see how someone not understanding the need for a safe space translates into heterosexism.
Couldn’t it simply be ignorance? Not fully realizing all the risks involved in being a member of the LGBTQ community?
And if that is the case, which seems more likely than labeling it heterosexism, why wouldn’t the sharing of lives, experiences, fears and hopes be encouraged?
I am, in no way, dismissing the need for safe spaces, I am just having a hard time accepting that when someone doesn’t understand that necessity, it is considered heterosexism.
charla – I believe that I am having a conversation.